the bold shoe "spira challenge" ??

JoeyJoeJoeJrShabadoo wrote:

And for the record, Spira's are absolutely cheap, ugly, and generally awful. Got a free pair not long ago because I had friends at retail store. No legitimate runner would ever be caught wearing those. I'm sorry but this entire thread is one big marketing ploy, and a thinly disguised one at that.

BAN HIM FOR LIFE.

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I only asked the community based upon being forwarded that espn article from friends, as im the runner of the group. I dont care if they file chapter 11 tomorrow.

I agree--the first couple of years were rough, but I still enjoyed Spiras! Love them even more today. I've raced semi-professionally on the roads until recently and loved training and racing in Spiras! The Stinger has come a long way as has their entire line of shoes. Always a soft, form-fitting, flexible ride.

This post is by a private runner. I have paid for all 8 pairs of Spira XLTs that I have. I love them! I have been running in them for about 3 years. I have worn virtually every brand out there in my 40+ years of running. I seem to finish 6-10 mile runs faster than I start them with the Spiras. They feel great and I'm not changing any time soon. At 57, my recent best times are 5K 20:42, 10K 44:20, half marathon 1:37:18, full marathon 3:26:25. I'll keep my Spiras, thank you! Frank V. =SPEEDSTERS= Train Hard, Run Fast!

I am a 70-year old, "middle-aged" man who has been running since he was 7 years old. At first I ran in bare feet. Then I ran in Nike's. But my granddaughter told me when Spiras came out because "they look cool, grandpa" (she said) and so I tried them out.

They are flat-out fantastic. I've gone from being able to run my normal route of 2.29 miles around my neighborhood at an avg. pace of 9:45 to those very same 2.29 miles in 9:25. This is quite the difference. My wife loves that I'm home a minute earlier! :)

I see there's a lot of skepticism, but that's to be expected. It is a relatively new company, after all. But I'd say, give them a SHOT!

Joe Sandoval

1523 Spring Well, FL

Hello, I am Galen Rupp. Even though I have a deal with nike I recently started training in SPIRA brand shoes. Because of my terrible terrible life decision I have developed some hamstring tightness and am now unable to race the 800 :(

Spira is awesome! It knocks the donuts from my hand in the morning, kicks me in the bum, and pushes me out the door. Once out the door Spira cause me to run faster than a deer on 5 Hour Energy (which is also awesome by the way. Once I get home and drink some Redbull, my Spira walks to my porch, pulls out their liners and airs themselves up. To sum up, I'd probably buy a pair of Spira's again.

I'll go on the record to say that as my feet have been pretty much thrashed from 40+ years of training and racing, the Spira Stinger (ugly as it may be in bumblebee yellow and black) has been a godsend for me...enables me to get out of my clunky trainers and into something peppy light fast and MOST importantly for me at least, protective...haven't tried their trainers but for this old geezer who still tries to run "fast" (and I recognize that that is a relative term), they enable me to do so...and still be able to do so without feeling crippled the next day...my two cents and personal experience...nothing more, nothing less.

Best

MF

When I puke on in a pair of Spiras tkhey dont complain but instead clean thejmselves and im ready to run how bout em apples!

Them shoes is queer

I was skeptical the first time a friend recommended Spira shoes to me. Could a shoe with such a bold marketing campaign be the real McCoy? "Are these shoes", I thought, "or pogo sticks"! Aha. But the second I slipped my feet into a pair, a spring went into my step, and my mood perked up by 10 per cent! Even though a doctor had told me I would never run again due to extensive osteoarthritis, suddenly all the pain melted away. I stood up, and then something came over me -- what was it? Was it the spirit of the Spira? Was it the engineered composite flywire construction, or the high tensile steel springs? I don't know, but what I do know is that I was able to moonwalk for the first time since Michael Jackson passed (RIP). I tell you, I moonwalked right out of the store! The salesman came out after me, shouting "hey you, stop!" but he couldn't catch me -- and I was still moonwalking! "Not again!" he yelled after me, shaking his fist in consternation. Maybe he'd have been able to keep up if he were wearing Spiras.

Well I tell you, an ant went into my pants that day and I haven't been able to scratch that disco boogie woogie ever since.

I've juked and jived everywhere from Timbuktu to Pakistan, there and back again, and I've met many fine mamas, and stayed many nights in many beds and fathered many sons, but I can't stay in one place now that I've got my new Spira shoes! Sometimes late at night the DJ will take off the record and I'll realize everyone else has gone and it's just me, just me all alone, and I'll think "what have I done? I've abandoned my children...my boy, my baby boy!" But soon enough don't you know it, my ears will perk up again and I'll just sashay over to the next jukebox joint where Tom Collins is belting out "What's New Puzzycat" in those deep buttery tone of his. I can't stop, won't stop, and you know what? I don't ever want to. Dance until you die, baby.

Disco Stu, 76 years young

"I've never had such a burning sensation till I had the Shingles"

Shingles are nothing! I'd never had such a burning sensation (of bliss) till I had the Spiras!

I've been locked out of heaven too long!

Hahahahaha WTF is going on in here!? Those shoes are awful. Good lord, get this awful spam off the boards. You spira people are even worse in my mind after reading all this fake BS.

Amazing how people can comment about Spira without wearing the shoes. I have worn Nike, Adidas, New Balance and sincerely the feel that Spira has is superior not only in comfort but performance over these big brands. Anyone who is a doubter should just go to the Spira Web site and look at all the marathon winners who run in Spira. I will never go back to wearing another shoe. I just got a pair of the green and black new stinger 2 about 3 weeks ago and is the best shoe have ever felt as when you run 10 miles it feels as if you run 5 and the pain I used to have is gone. If you are a real runner take them up on the Spira Challenge as you have nothing to lose. It is shocking to see people write about Spira who have never been in the shoes. The challenge they posted is bold but I think it will show any doubters how superior the wave spring technology is.

I agree, brother! These spira shoes are a hot tamale, the real cat's bananas! You guys need to open your minds and let the Spira enter you; I promise the Spira Stinger is a gentle lover (but it can go hard if that's what you're into!). As the cat Curtis Mayfield sang, "I'm you're pusher, man!" Well I don't want to be your pusher man, but I will suggest some shoes, L o L! See you on the dance floor, friend -- I'll be wearing my custom neon Stingers and cutting a rug.

Disco Stu

After seeing these fake reviews I have been converted from an indifferent observer to a willing antagonist. I will actively tell people about how terible these shoes are, and warn them away!

Great job Spira!

All you haters need to get a job and get life (stop hiding behind the wall of the internet) and stop bashing on these shoes. I really feel sorry for you if this is all you have to do all day (take out your life's frustrations on a message board). And I'm not talking about only this post. That is why I don't frequent the message board too much. Most of it is crap...just like FOX News!

might be wejo wrote:

I'm pretty sure I'm the only person that has posted in this thread that:

A) Has worn Spiras and

B) Does not work for Spira

oh the wonders of not requiring registration.

Spira is legit guys. Just check out this information on the A&E website. Project Startup? Haven't they been around for at least a decade?

http://www.aetv.com/real-life-change/video/project-startup-success-spira-shoes-25957443878

I am an orthotist and specialize in treating athletes and active people. For over 20 years, I have treated and fit people with shoes, orthoses and shoe modifications with foot, ankle, knee and spinal issues.

I also am an avid runner and work very closely with athletic trainers/coaches whose athletes are in need of injury prevention and performance enhancing via footwear, foot orthoses, knee orthoses, etc. I never recommend only one brand of shoes to my patients/customers. I always methodically select and recommend several different brands/styles to people. I then take the necessary time to fit and evaluate the outcome via a gait analysis.

Spira happens to be one of the brands that I recommend and wear myself in addition to New Balance, Brooks, etc. I have been fortunate to successfully treat people with joint (hip, knee, ankle, foot) pain with these brands and proper foot orthoses/modification when necessary. Also, I have successfully fit many runners with Spira as well as other brands that have come back to me and thanked me for helping them with a PR.

I have literally seen the evolution of several mainstream brands including NB, Brooks and now Spira. I can honestly say that Spira has come of age for runners, walkers and for standing/walking in the workplace.

I truly feel that it is important to be properly evaluated, fit and followed up by a trained, experienced and knowledgeable shoe fitter or clinician. This in itself will give you the best results. Keep an open mind and value your relationship with your shoe fitter/clinician. If possible, it is also nice to have options to compare when being fit with footwear.

One particular style or brand may work better for you than others. Always remember that everyone has different needs when it comes to footwear (i.e. alignment, support, cushioning, stablity, lower/higher to the ground, etc.) I look forward to the continued evolution of Spira as well as other brands that give me the opportunity to help others with their footwear needs.

Enjoy The Run,

Vasile Faklis, CO